A picture of past drought which saw several animals die due to lack of pasture and water The United Nations now say that close to 2 million people are at risk f starvation in Somalia.

UN warns of ongoing food insecurity in Africa, Al Jazeera looks at how Kenya is dealing with a regional hunger crisis.

Kenya's government and aid groups are sending food to Kenya's northwest region, where thousands of Kenyans are starving due to droughts.

Kang'irisae Location Senior Chief John Ekwar and Kerio Delta MCA Peter Ekaru on Wednesday told the Nation that a man and a woman died last week as they sought food.

Millions of people in the Horn of Africa have been suffering through a prolonged drought at the same time that the administration’s expected federal budget proposal could threaten lifesaving U.S.

Starvation being used as a weapon of war has become the new normal, according to Save the Children.

The British charity, Oxfam, has called for urgent action to prevent millions of people hit by famine in war-torn South Sudan.

The British charity said people were falling ill from eating grass and weeds.

Kapedo town, located on the boundary of Baringo and Turkana counties, has known no peace as tensions flare among communities.

An estimated 900,000 residents living in Nairobi’s slum areas are starving, it has now emerged.